MIAMI—Lance Stephenson expected he’d get special treatment from Heat fans on Friday night.

And it didn’t take long for the Indiana Pacers guard to hear plenty of jeering when he stepped on the court for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.

But that didn’t faze Stephenson, who early Friday night continued his physical hijinks with LeBron James.

With 3:07 left in the first quarter, Stephenson came up and cupped James in the face during a stoppage in play just days after blowing in the ear of the four-time MVP during the Pacers’ 93-90 win Game 5 win on Wednesday.

The former Knicks coach also excoriated the officials for not making a call, saying, "that is what leads to a brawl."

The act was in apparent retaliation for James' hand in the course of play touching Stephenson on a 3-point shot, with the ESPN announcers saying the combustible Pacer should have had a chance at a four-point play.

Earlier, Stephenson had bent his knees in an effort to hinder James getting off the floor underneath the basket.

The Heat held a 24-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Stephenson was asssessed a flagrant foul for slapping Norris Cole across the head in pursuit of a loose ball.

Earlier Friday, Stephenson said Pacers president Larry Bird had spoken to him about the ear-blowing incident, leading the guard to say he wouldn’t do anything like that in the future.

“When he says something to me, I take that to heart,” Stephenson said. “He didn’t like that. I just won’t do it again. I’m trying my best to win a game and get as far as possible…he said don’t do it again, so I’m not going to do it again.”